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Trump asks court to delay setting trial date in documents case
Former President Donald Trump’s defense team has asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case in Florida to postpone the trial, according to a filing late Monday night, saying there is “no reason for any expedited trial.”…
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France bans buying fireworks for celebration
France has banned the sale, possession and transport of all fireworks during the upcoming Bastille Day festivities.
The government issued a decree on Sunday prohibiting "pyrotechnic articles" for the 14 July celebrations that mark…
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Biden flies to UK amid concern over cluster bombs
US President Joe Biden is heading to Europe ahead of a Nato summit after several allies questioned his decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine.
The UK and Canada are among those who voiced concern about supplying the bombs, which are…
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Man eats hotdogs for 10 minutes
A man has gobbled his way to victory at a New York contest by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes - averaging one every 10 seconds or less.
Renowned competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut chomped through Nathan's Fourth of July hot…
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Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine war
False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days.
Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter,…
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France riots: Within days we were in hell, says mayor
Zartoshte Bakhtiari says he hasn't slept more than three hours a night since the riots in France began a week ago.
By day, he's the mayor of Neuilly-sur-Marne, in one of France's poorest areas, east of Paris.
By night, he patrols the…
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India: Dozens of men reject woman over dowry’
Dowries have been illegal in India since 1961, but the bride's family is still expected to gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family.
Now, a 27-year-old teacher in the central city of Bhopal has started a petition asking the…
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One family fight put price on racism
Alvin Taylor and his sister, Pearl, were kids when the City of Palm Springs, California began burning down their neighbours' homes. But they still remember the smell of the smoke.
"We would come home, and a neighbour's house would be…
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World’s most loyal dog turns 100
The Chinese tagline on the movie poster says it all: "I will wait for you, no matter how long it takes."
It tells the true story of Hachiko, the faithful dog that continued to wait for its master at a train station in Japan long after…
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24 hours of chaos in Russia
For one long June night and a day, Russia's notorious mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin staged an apparent insurrection, sending an armoured convoy towards Moscow and raising questions about Vladimir Putin's grip on power.
The Russian…
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